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Photo Log 8: Double Header in OKC
Today is a rather long trek over two different official bike trails. But it’s about ten miles just getting to the starting line of the first one. If this works out, I’ll ride straight west on SE 29th to the … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, Downtown Oklahoma City, Eagle Lake Trail, fitness, Grand Boulevard Trail, Oklahoma River Trail, weather
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Compsec: Proof of What We Suspected
Maybe I was a little slow, but at some point I realized that digital security never was, for the most part. We who work or play in the field of computer security (CompSec) have been trading stories of government intrusion … Continue reading
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Tagged business, compsec, computer security, computers, economics, government, government intrusion, propaganda, security software, technology, war
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Laugh or Not?
It’s blasphemy. Having a sense of humor is a universal human trait, but so is shame. Thus, what we find funny may be highly influenced by culture, but it will always be moderated through our individual personality. Most of us … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged civilization, culture, moral consciousness, psychology, religion, sense of humor
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Moral Clarity Cannot Be Objective
If you can understand the Ancient Near Eastern intellectual context of the Bible, then you easily realize that the Scripture aims to present God’s moral character. That it may also reveal a little about history and other types of data … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged culture, divine revelation, epistemology, intellect, moral truth, mysticism, philosophy, politics, religion
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Psalm 55
Echoing similar thoughts to Psalm 41 and regardless of the specific context in David’s mind, this psalm best fits the betrayal of Ahitophel, David’s trusted adviser, during Absalom’s Revolt. Even in this, we should not read Western cultural meaning back … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged ANE, King David, old testament history, politics, prayer, Psalms, wisdom literature
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Crack That Whip!
Ever read that part in the Gospels about Jesus Cleansing the Temple? Wikipedia editors show their ignorance by leaving out the background stuff found in even the cheapest Bible commentaries. There was some ambiguity in the minds of the Temple … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged compsec, google, Jesus Cleansing the Temple, Jesus Whip, marketing, moral consciousness, propaganda, resistance, scripture, technology
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Serene to the End: Apostle John
Mainstream scholars are pretty sure John published the Apocalypse around 95 AD. Given what we know of the man, it’s a fair bet most of it was already burned into his awareness at least two decades before. Keep in mind, … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Apostle John, Apostle Paul, epistemology, gnostic heresies, government, historical context of the bible, jesus the man, Judaizers, Pharisaical Hellenism, Pharisee, western christianity
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Church of the CIA
Yep, it’s a nifty click-bait title. Actually it’s much more subtle than that, and I’ll do my best to explain what I see. The folks who actually hold the effective reins of power in this world don’t care who wins … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged economics, government, mysticism, oppression, propaganda, radix fidem, religion, spirituality, war
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Forced Semi-fast
I’m the victim of pharmaceutical pollution and poisoning. Not that I plan any campaign or lawsuits; that’s not how the Lord moves me. Some of it is my own folly and ignorance during the time I could have prevented most … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, food, government, health, mysticism, oppression, spirituality
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Photo Log 7: Midwest City
Not many pictures today; bummer. It should have been simple enough. I was going to ride west on SE 29th into Midwest City, around Tinker AFB and down to the bicycle entrance to Draper Lake. The whole trip would be … Continue reading
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Tagged conspiracy theories, cycling, economics, fitness, government, military, oppression
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